Sofia Guellati
Personal information
Full name Sofia Sarah Guellati[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992
Place of birth Draguignan, Var, France
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Rodez
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Aurillac Arpajon 151 (44)
2015–present Rodez 131 (14)
International career‡
2016– Algeria 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023

Sofia Sarah Guellati (Arabic: صوفيا غيلاتي; born 9 July 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a Defender for Division 2 Féminine club Rodez and the Algeria national team she captains the latter.[2]

Early life

Guellati was born in Draguignan, Var, to an Algerian father from El Tarf in the northeast of Algeria and a French mother.[3] She begins playing football at the age of six in the Draguignan club, alongside boys.

Club career

At the age of thirteen, Guellati joined a women's team in Trans-en-Provence. After a series of trials in Montpellier, she joined Étoile Sportive Arpajonnaise in Division 3 in the first year and then in Division 2 for the next six years.[4] In 2015, she signed with Rodez Aveyron Football in Division 1.[5]

After four seasons in Division 1 with Rodez, she got related to Division 2 with the club in 2019. Her team regained the top tier after winning the Division 2 championship Group B at the end of the 2021–2022 season.[6]

On February 12, 2023, against ASJ Soyaux, Sofia played her 100th league match with Rodez.[7]

International career

In February 2016, Guellati received her first call-up to the Algeria national team by the head coach, Azzedine Chih, to participate in a friendly double-header against Mali as part of the preparations for the WAFCON 2016 qualifications. On 2 February 2016, she made her debut as a starter against Mali, scoring a goal in the match.[8][9]

In October 2021, she was part of the squad called up for two matches against Sudan in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On October 20, 2021, she started in the historic 14–0 victory against Sudan.[10]

Since Farid Benstiti took charge; Guellati captained Les Vertes. In April 2023, she was called up for a friendly double-header against Tanzania. On 9 April 2023, she started in the match against Tanzania at Nelson Mandela Stadium, and the Algerian team won 4–0. Then, on 11 April 2023, the captain scored the third goal for her team in a 3–0 victory over Tanzania.[11]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ES Arpajon 2008–09 Division 3 Féminine 15520——175
2009–10 Division 2 Féminine 22430——254
2010–11 21421——235
2011–12 201020——2210
2012–13 2211––——2211
Aurillac Arpajon 2013–14 205––——205
2014–15 21410——224
Total 14143101——15144
Rodez 2015–16 Division 1 Féminine 16130——191
2016–17 9010——100
2017–18 2020——40
2018–19 20010——210
2019–20 Division 2 Féminine 16840——208
2020–21 61––——61
2021–22 17350——223
2022–23 Division 1 Féminine 22110——231
2023–24 Division 2 Féminine 5010——60
Total 11314180——13114
Career total 25457281——28258

International

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 201651
202120
202220
202381
Total172

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 February 2016Baraki Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Mali2–12–2Friendly
211 April 2023Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Tanzania3–03–0Friendly

Honours

Rodez

References

  1. ↑ "Algeria Women's National team squad". faf.dz. Algerian Football Federation. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sofia Guellati - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Football : Sofia Guellati (Rodez) est en stage avec l'équipe d'Algérie". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Rui Dos Santos. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "D1 Féminine : Sofia Guellati passe l'interview décalée". rodezaveyronfootball.com (in French). Rodez AF. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "D1 Féminine : deux nouvelles recrues pour le Rodez Aveyron football". centrepresseaveyron.fr (in French). Centre Presse Aveyron. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Le Harve et Rodez en D1 Arkema". fff.fr (in French). French Football Federation. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rodez se remet à flot". ladepeche.fr (in French). Margot Pougenq. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Amical/Dames: Algérie-Mali (2-2)". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "EN Dames : Algérie - Mali, en amical demain au CTN". dzfoot.com (in French). HMF. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Éliminatoires CAN Total Energies 2022: Les Vertes s'offrent un festival de buts à Bologhine". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Équipe nationale féminine : Troisième succès des Vertes face à la Tanzanie (3-0)". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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